Is it permissible to say of someone with a handsome face, "His face is like a page of the mushaf," based on the hadith?
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The questioner : If someone has a handsome face and possesses clarity and beauty, may we say to him, "His face is like a page of the mushaf"?
The Shaykh : By Allah, I do not know. But I fear that if we say, "His face is like a page of the mushaf," it may refer to the mushafs whose pages are yellow, and one’s mind would go to that.
The questioner : Perhaps he means, I suppose.
The Shaykh : It is better to say, "His face is like the moon."
The questioner : Based on the hadith.
The Shaykh : No, not based on the hadith. Do not say it, because the pages of the mushafs there are of one kind.
The questioner : No, he does not mean the color of the paper; he means, I suppose, the love of looking at it.
The Shaykh : Absolutely not. People do not think of that. I say, say, "His face is like a piece of the moon," yes.
The Shaykh : By Allah, I do not know. But I fear that if we say, "His face is like a page of the mushaf," it may refer to the mushafs whose pages are yellow, and one’s mind would go to that.
The questioner : Perhaps he means, I suppose.
The Shaykh : It is better to say, "His face is like the moon."
The questioner : Based on the hadith.
The Shaykh : No, not based on the hadith. Do not say it, because the pages of the mushafs there are of one kind.
The questioner : No, he does not mean the color of the paper; he means, I suppose, the love of looking at it.
The Shaykh : Absolutely not. People do not think of that. I say, say, "His face is like a piece of the moon," yes.